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Racking brain : Is there another situation like Johnson to Alabama?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:04 pm
This is not a "he sucks"/"he is a home run hire" thread or anything to do with grading the hire.
Can you think of an NBA (or NFL) coach who spent their entire career at the pro level to take a head coaching job at the college level?
The only ones I could come up with were
- Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)
- Jim Mora Jr (UCLA - 1 year grad assistant at UW)
I'm sure there are others but I can't think of any in the last 5-10 years at big schools. There are some who only spent minimal time in college, but at least 2-3 years at some point.
Can you think of an NBA (or NFL) coach who spent their entire career at the pro level to take a head coaching job at the college level?
The only ones I could come up with were
- Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State)
- Jim Mora Jr (UCLA - 1 year grad assistant at UW)
I'm sure there are others but I can't think of any in the last 5-10 years at big schools. There are some who only spent minimal time in college, but at least 2-3 years at some point.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 4:06 pm
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Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Larry Brown... But I guess he got his start in college.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:06 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Chan Gailey to GT was a head scratcher
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:06 pm to reggierayreb
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Larry Brown... But I guess he got his start in college.
He was an assistant at UNC for 2 years then was in the ABA/NBA for 11 years before he went to Kansas.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:07 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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Chan Gailey to GT was a head scratcher
Even he worked in college from 1974-1984 before going to the NFL for 15+ years before going to Tech
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Pete Carroll? 
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:08 pm to SummerOfGeorge
i'm sure there are others who have coached only 7 seasons in the pros and eventually gone back to college
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:09 pm to fillmoregandt
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Pete Carroll?
Worked in college from 1973 - 1983 before taking a job as DC of the Bills in 1984.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:15 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Well when you take 3 years off with no NBA coaching interest, you have to find interest somewhere...
I do think yall will be able to get some Nola kids in hoops now with Johnson.
I do think yall will be able to get some Nola kids in hoops now with Johnson.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:15 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I'd take the high school coach any day before the pro coach!
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:19 pm to mckibaj
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I'd take the high school coach any day before the pro coach!
well, Of course you would.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:19 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Isiah Thomas
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:19 pm to SouthOfSouth
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Well when you take 3 years off with no NBA coaching interest, you have to find interest somewhere...
I'm not going to say he was a hot commodity, but he was very close to landing 2-3 NBA jobs over that time period. Atlanta pretty much had a verbal agreement with him after we fired Woodson before ownership decided they wanted to hire someone on the cheap and hired Larry Drew from within.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:20 pm to mckibaj
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Isiah Thomas
Yes, that would fit as well. Good one.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:20 pm to SouthOfSouth
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Well when you take 3 years off with no NBA coaching interest, you have to find interest somewhere... .
You can continue to push this, but it won't make it true
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:21 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Bill Arnsparger
Tex Winter (Asst)
Tex Winter (Asst)
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:22 pm to MetryTyger
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Bill Arnsparger
Arnsparger coached as an assistant in college for almost 15 years, though it was 20 years before he went to LSU. I imagine college football in 1960 was a tad different than college football in 1985.
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:25 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:Mike Shula
Can you think of an NBA (or NFL) coach who spent their entire career at the pro level to take a head coaching job at the college level?
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:26 pm to joeyb147
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Mike Shula
But that actually does fit the criteria.
This post was edited on 4/7/15 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 4/7/15 at 4:28 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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But that actually does fit the criteria.
I know
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